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The estates of parliament, taking into their consideration that they by their act at St Andrews of 4 February 1646 ordained the committee for the monies to make payment to Alexander, earl of Eglinton of the sum of 24,260 merks Scots money and annualrents thereof indebted to him by the public, likewise by their act of 24 February last they had assigned to the earl of Eglinton as much of [Sir Alexander Irvine], laird of Drum's pain and fine of contravention incurred by him for breaking the bond given by him for his good behaviour as would pay the earl of Eglinton of his sum above-mentioned, reserving to the widow and bairns of the late Alexander Pearson and others pretending interest their rights to the laird of Drum's contravention; and herewith also considering that the pain of contravention incurred by the laird of Drum is since then otherwise disposed upon, the said estates of parliament do therefore hereby most seriously recommend the earl of Eglinton for his payment of the aforesaid sums and annualrents thereof due to him by the public to the committee of estates, to take some effectual course for his satisfaction and payment of the said sums principal and annualrents indebted to him by the public as said is, according to the former acts granted to him thereupon for his said payment, which as yet has proven useless to him, without prejudice of the payment of the army and of former assignments.